Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 55937
Poultry: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 6 June 2025
Question
Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of taking legislative steps to prohibit the routine culling of male chicks.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe legislation sets out strict requirements to protect the welfare of animals at the time of killing, including male chicks from the egg production sector. Permitted killing methods for chicks, such as gas stunning and maceration, are based on scientific...
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